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Free English language classes boost the city’s population and create a more vibrant economy | The Homepage
By Beth Marcello When Mhra Moe arrived in Pittsburgh with her husband and baby daughter as refugees from Myanmar in 2014, she was fluent...
Jun 1, 20245 min read
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What do poetry and soy sauce have to do with air quality? | The Homepage
Air quality monitoring project aims to put advocacy tools in students’ hands By Juliet Martinez, managing editor Surrounded by art...
Jun 1, 20244 min read
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A night to celebrate Pittsburgh’s poetry history | The Homepage
District 5 City Councilor Barb Warwick helps Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange mark 50 years By Ziggy Edwards for Junction Coalition About 100...
Jun 1, 20242 min read
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Property title program helps heirs keep homes in the family | The Homepage
By Ann Belser Irene Clark, an attorney for a nonprofit who has worked to help transfer titles to the survivors of deceased homeowners,...
May 1, 20244 min read
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Parkway rebuild may threaten homes in The Run | The Homepage
The Run and the Parkway East By Ziggy Edwards and Ray Gerard for Junction Coalition Bob Geisler found Four Mile Run (known as The Run) by...
May 1, 20243 min read
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First look at the new homes on Flowers Avenue in Hazelwood | The Homepage
Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, selling for $205,000 By Nancy Noszka In the ever-evolving landscape of real estate, new-construction homes...
May 1, 20241 min read
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MacKenzie Scott gives Hazelwood CDC $2M | The Homepage
By Juliet Martinez, managing editor In March, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced Hazelwood Initiative Inc. as an Open Call awardee...
Apr 1, 20242 min read
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Proclamation marks ‘Homer and Ursula Craig Day’ in Pittsburgh | The Homepage
By Juliet Martinez, Managing Editor Generations of the Craig family joined friends and neighbors at Pittsburgh City Council chambers on...
Mar 1, 20244 min read
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Jewish police officer David Shifren begins his next chapter | The Homepage
By David Rullo for Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle Like a serialized detective story, David Shifren’s life has been written across volumes,...
Feb 1, 20245 min read
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A neighborhood changed forever: The Parkway East and Four Mile Run | The Homepage
By Ziggy Edwards Carol Rizzo Hopkins, 81, lived in Four Mile Run until moving to upper Greenfield at age 14. She clearly remembers a...
Feb 1, 20244 min read
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Five new council members sworn in | The Homepage
By Ann Belser It was a complete change of roles for the Wagner-Mosely family. For years, Chelsa Wagner has been the member of the family...
Feb 1, 20244 min read
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Hazelwood Green workforce efforts must clear roadblocks to living-wage careers | The Homepage
By Juliet Martinez, managing editor Indea Brimage always saw herself working in a medical setting. “Every time I go to the emergency room...
Dec 1, 20236 min read
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Three ways to have an Earth-friendly holiday season | The Homepage
By Amanda Gillooly for Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) With the Climate Clock ticking, it’s never been more urgent for a societal...
Dec 1, 20233 min read
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Dist. 5 residents voice priorities for 2024 budget | The Homepage
By Ziggy Edwards and Juliet Martinez On Oct. 24, about 60 Pittsburghers gathered at the Pittsburgh Firefighters Local in Hazelwood for a...
Nov 1, 20233 min read
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Hopes are high for Second Ave. cooperative grocery store | The Homepage
By Juliet Martinez The team working on developing a grocery store on the 4800 block of Second Avenue in Hazelwood has expanded to include...
Nov 1, 20233 min read
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PWSA’s planned 70% rate increases are subject of PUC hearing | The Homepage
By Ann Belser For the last five months, more than 5,000 pages of testimony and exhibits have been flowing into the Pennsylvania Public...
Nov 1, 20233 min read
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Got overheated urban areas? Plant trees | The Homepage
By Betul Tuncer If you walked the streets of Pittsburgh in early October, you may have sweated a bit. While climate change has raised...
Nov 1, 20234 min read
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Plastic bag ban starts Oct. 14 | The Homepage
By Ann Belser We have one month left to forget our reusable bags in the car and use store-provided plastic bags when we go shopping: The...
Sep 30, 20233 min read
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Equity One-Stop Shop affordable rental unit for ‘marginalized and disenfranchised’ | The Homepage
By James Paul Deep in Hazelwood, a sleepy house came alive on Sept. 14. Music floated into the long-abandoned halls and children...
Sep 29, 20234 min read
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Work on new, kid-approved playground begins in The Run | The Homepage
By Ziggy Edwards and Ray Gerard for Junction Coalition The Four Mile Run playground at the corner of Four Mile Run Road and Boundary...
Sep 1, 20233 min read
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